Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Diuretics

Posted on November 22, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Heart And Vascular, High Blood Pressure

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Anchor lead: Diuretics may be your best bet when it comes to managing high blood pressure, Elizabeth Tracey reports A study of close to five million people who were taking medication for high blood pressure for the first time shows …

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Best Medicine

Posted on November 21, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Heart And Vascular, High Blood Pressure

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Anchor lead: If you have high blood pressure, what is the best medicine to start with? Elizabeth Tracey reports Drugs known as thiazide diuretics may be the best choice for most when it comes to beginning medication to treat high …

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At Home Monitoring

Posted on November 20, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Heart And Vascular, High Blood Pressure

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Anchor lead: Home monitoring is the best way to see if your blood pressure medicine is working as well as it should, Elizabeth Tracey reports Blood pressure medicines should be taken at night to maximize their benefit, a recent study …

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Why Night?

Posted on November 19, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Heart And Vascular, High Blood Pressure

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Anchor lead: Nighttime use of blood pressure medicines reduces cardiovascular risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports People with high blood pressure who took their medicines before bed rather than in the morning experienced 40 to 50% fewer strokes and heart attacks than …

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Medicine at Night

Posted on November 18, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Heart And Vascular, High Blood Pressure

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Anchor lead: Should you take your blood pressure medicine at night? Elizabeth Tracey reports What is chronotherapy? That’s the strategy of taking medicines at different points in the day to maximize their benefit, with a recent trial demonstrating the impact …

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Types of Vaccines

Posted on November 15, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Infectious diseases, Influenza (flu)

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Anchor lead: Which type of flu vaccine is best for you? Elizabeth Tracey reports Vaccines for the flu come in several varieties, and you likely need an expert’s opinion to decide which is right for you. That’s according to Clare …

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Who Should be Vaccinated?

Posted on November 14, 2019 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed, Infectious diseases, Influenza (flu)

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Anchor lead: Who should get the flu vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do you need to get the flu vaccine? According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, yes, you do. Clare Rock, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, comments. …

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